We met on the bus
And it was Canada Day
We crossed into Detroit, and the heat was insane
But the station was calm
And she walked out of view
Threw a brick with a note through the ticket counter window
It said: I'd rather live in my basement
I'd rather cultivate palm trees
I'd rather move to New England
I'd rather shatter and freeze
Then I ran out the door
She ran out of it too
The cops gave chase, but they got confused
So we escaped to her apartment
On the 30th floor
She had a great view
But that only counts for the non-blind
That's why: I'd rather live in my basement
I'd rather cultivate palm trees
I'd rather move to New England
I'd rather shatter and freeze
I said, seriously
You're sleeping alone
You know that's a waste of your recharge time
But she responded to me
Like she governed her home
Nobody sleeps here, I never sleep here
I hear they're draining the lake now
I hear they're shutting the fountains off
They plan to alter the shoreline
They plan to make it all clean
So let's set fire to both sides
Let's leave a message they'll hear - let's scream
Let's send a signal through coax
Let's have them bend the terrain, destroy the lake and make a stream
